Section I Introduction to Xilinx

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Section I Introduction to Xilinx
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Objectives
After completing this section, you will know. . .

• Who Xilinx is
• Where Programmable Logic fits into the
  Electronics Industry the Engineering Curriculum

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Who is Xilinx?

• Worlds leading innovator of complete
  programmable logic solutions
• Inventor of the Field Programmable Gate Array
• Fabless Semiconductor and Software Company
• UMC (Taiwan) Xilinx acquired an equity stake in
  UMC in 1996
• Seiko Epson (Japan)
• TSMC (Taiwan)

Alliance, Foundation and Foundation ISE Series
Design Software
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Electronic Components
Source Dataquest
Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)
Gate Arrays
Cell-Based ICs
Full Custom ICs
SPLDs (PALs)
FPGAs
Acronyms SPLD Simple Prog. Logic Device PAL
Prog. Array of Logic CPLD Complex PLD FPGA
Field Prog. Gate Array

• Common Resources
• Configurable Logic Blocks (CLB)
• Memory Look-Up Table
• AND-OR planes
• Simple gates
• Input / Output Blocks (IOB)
• Bidirectional, latches, inverters,
  pullup/pulldowns
• Interconnect or Routing
• Local, internal feedback, and global

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Programmable Logic Solution

• No high development cost barriers
• Recovered time for authoring and innovating
• SW improvements reduce design iterations
• No lengthy prototyping cycle
• Ability to remotely upgrade any networked system
• Ultimate flexibility to manage rapid change

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Where Programmable Logic Fitsinto the
Electronics Industry
Key components of an electronics system

• Processor
• Memory
• Logic

Xilinx is the Leading Innovator of Complete
Programmable Logic Solutions
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How Customers UseProgrammable Logic
Xilinx provides standard parts Blank
Integrated Circuits
Customers create custom circuits with Xilinx
Software Tools
When customer design is final, they go
intoimmediate production
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Typical Applications

• Communications
• Computers
• Instruments
• Medical equipment
• Defense electronics
• Consumerelectronics

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Why Customers Turn to Xilinx

• Faster design time than gate arrays weeks
  versus months
• No up frontengineering charges
• No waitingfor prototypes

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Xilinx Products
CPLD FPGA
Complex Programmable Logic Device
Field-Programmable Gate Array
Architecture PAL/22V10-like Gate
array-like More Combinational More Registers
RAM Density Low-to-medium Medium-to-high
0.5-10K logic gates 1K to 3.2M system
gates Performance Predictable timing
Application dependent Up to 250 MHz today
Up to 200 MHz today Interconnect Crossbar
Switch Incremental
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Programmable Logic Design Flow
Design Entry in schematic, ABEL, VHDL, and/or
Verilog.
Implementation includes Placement Routing and
bitstream generation using Xilinxs M1
Technology. Also, analyze timing, view layout,
and more.
Download directly to the Xilinx hardware
device(s) with unlimited reconfigurations !!
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Xilinx Programmable Logic inyour Curriculum